Triple integral in using spherical coordinates

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I have a problem which is related to the triple integral. In details:

Calculate the triple integral $$\iiint\limits_{V} ydxdydz$$ in which V is the sphere: $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 \leq 2y$

I think that it is a better way to solve this problem by using the spherical coordinate. I have tried to solve in this way but I got this integral equal to zero. I think I am wrong because y is not symmetric due to this domain.

Best Answer

Ok so if you want regular spherical coordinates: $x^2+y^2+z^2=\rho^2,$ and $2y=2\rho\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi).$

So the only information about limits you have is $\rho^2=2\rho\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi).$ One solution is $\rho=0.$ The other is $\rho=2\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi),$ as you said. Now it's a tiny bit trickier. You get the next bounds by setting the $\rho$ bounds equal: $0=2\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi).$ The solutions are $\theta=n\pi$ or $\phi=0$ or $\phi=\pi.$ So $0\le \phi\le \pi$ is correct, and you have $0\le \theta\le\pi$ as well.

The integral becomes $$\int_0^\pi \int_0^\pi \int_0^{2\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi)} \rho^3 \sin(\theta)\sin^2(\phi)\,d\rho\,d\theta\,d\phi=4\int_0^\pi \int_0^\pi \sin^5(\theta)\sin^6(\phi)\,d\theta\,d\phi.$$ Now I'll just use the facts $\int_0^\pi \sin^5(x)\,dx=16/15$ and $\int_0^\pi \sin^6(x)\,dx=5\pi/16$ to get the final answer.

You can check this with the easier integral using the additional substitution of $u=y-1:$

$$\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^\pi\int_0^1 (\rho\sin(\phi)\sin(\theta)+1)\rho^2\sin(\phi)\,d\rho\,d\phi\,d\theta$$ $$=\frac{4\pi}{3}+\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^\pi\int_0^1 \rho^3\sin^2(\phi)\sin(\theta)\,d\rho\,d\phi\,d\theta=\frac{4\pi}{3}$$ since the integral of $\sin(\theta)$ is zero on that interval. It's the same answer.

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